How do you toughen a team mentally?

[Ghost of Punt Road]

leadership on field probably is the answer.

we must have a leadership team of head hangers.

I'd suggest Newman and Deledio are two coming through who play strongly however the game is going, and maybe tuck.

 

[nitrotiger]

How do you toughen a team mentally?

FEED EM MEAT....RAW....and play predator,terminator and alien dvd,s to em! ;D

 

[momentai]

You drop them when they are consistently letting the team down or when you need to emphasize that a particular individual or team performance was so disgraceful that it must never be forgotten.

In other words you can't teach mental toughness but when it goes missing as badly as it did against the dogs it must be met swiftly and firmly.

Those who think the Club should let the same 22 go out against the Saints are waiting for what?.. for our youngsters to reach physical maturity I hear.. It would be nice to have that luxury but imo the greater good is better served by firmly emphasizing that a lack of commitment .. mental toughness.. what ever you want to call it, will result in demotion.

Getting Scotty Turner to a few training sessions would do no harm either ;D.

 

[Lidsand]

bring in coach carter

 

[geoffryprettyboy]

How do you toughen a team mentally?

With patience.

 

[Ghost of Punt Road]

Metal stack hats?

 

[Tigers of Old]

Start dropping regulars to Coburg ASAP.

Yep. it didn't happen at all last year and some tough calls have to be made. Send the message it's not acceptable Terry!

Performance based contracts pure and simple

Also agree with this. Their wallet will hurt them more than the training track ever will.

 

[pahoffm]

Walking on burning coals.

 

[ToraToraTora]

Stand 'em under freezing cold waterfalls like Japanese monks while they beat themselves silly with little wooden beads.

 

[Liverpool]

The way Northey did it was the best I've seen at Tigerland for a while....an "us against the world" attitude.
The players weren't the most skillful in 1994/95, but they had a dip...even after Richo did his knee in 1995 up at that bloody toy-oval in Sydney, we came out the next week and beat the Premiers (West Coast) by 10 goals! 

I think these days (and not just having a crack at Wallace here), but there is too much emphasis on tactics, rotations, and match-ups....and not just getting the players geed-up, ready to tackle and fight for everything.
Just keep things simple...no need for elaborate gameplans...its not rocket-science!
Just get the ball and get it down nice and quick to our talls....have some crumbers ready (please, crumbers, for once, for God's sake!) and bang it through the big sticks!  ;D

 

[Tigers of Old]

I think these days (and not just having a crack at Wallace here), but there is too much emphasis on tactics, rotations, and match-ups....and not just getting the players geed-up, ready to tackle and fight for everything.
Just keep things simple...no need for elaborate gameplans...its not rocket-science!

Our former coach tried the "Northey" passion approach. It'll only get you so far and you need more tricks than that these days.

I used to hate the days when we'd get flogged then come out with the "us against the world" mentality. Then scratch out a win and then celebrate like we'd won the grand final, when it was only round 6. .

We need a long term strategy and a gameplan from the coach. The passion needs to come predominantly from within the players.
However don't doubt Terry's ability to motivate a footy team. Go and watch the "year of the Dog" doco. Wallace can fire players up as well as anyone.

I'll put faith in Wallace's intrinsic mechanisms over the more simplistic approach for a while yet, but there has to be a balance.

 

[Liverpool]

I think these days (and not just having a crack at Wallace here), but there is too much emphasis on tactics, rotations, and match-ups....and not just getting the players geed-up, ready to tackle and fight for everything.
Just keep things simple...no need for elaborate gameplans...its not rocket-science!

Our former coach tried the "Northey" passion approach. It'll only get you so far and you need more tricks than that these days.

I used to hate the days when we'd get flogged then come out with the "us against the world" mentality. Then scratch out a win and then celebrate like we'd won the grand final, when it was only round 6. .

We need a long term strategy and a gameplan from the coach. The passion needs to come predominantly from within the players.
However don't doubt Terry's ability to motivate a footy team. Go and watch the "year of the Dog" doco. Wallace can fire players up as well as anyone.

I'll put faith in Wallace's intrinsic mechanisms over the more simplistic approach for a while yet, but there has to be a balance.

Thats all very well....but I don't think the players we have are good enough for elaborate gameplans for a start.

Secondly, the Kangas have done extremely well the last 12 years or so by playing 'simple footy' and showing a lot of spirit.

Its this "spirit" we lack.....we lack emotion, comraderie, firing each other up, a physicality.
Tuck showed it against Port last season, when we looked down and out....it got Richo and the others fired-up and we went on to win the game by 10 goals after being 5 goals down at quarter-time or something!
It can be done, but the players need to put it into action this week as well...

 

[Tigers of Old]

I think these days (and not just having a crack at Wallace here), but there is too much emphasis on tactics, rotations, and match-ups....and not just getting the players geed-up, ready to tackle and fight for everything.
Just keep things simple...no need for elaborate gameplans...its not rocket-science!

Our former coach tried the "Northey" passion approach. It'll only get you so far and you need more tricks than that these days.

I used to hate the days when we'd get flogged then come out with the "us against the world" mentality. Then scratch out a win and then celebrate like we'd won the grand final, when it was only round 6. .

We need a long term strategy and a gameplan from the coach. The passion needs to come predominantly from within the players.
However don't doubt Terry's ability to motivate a footy team. Go and watch the "year of the Dog" doco. Wallace can fire players up as well as anyone.

I'll put faith in Wallace's intrinsic mechanisms over the more simplistic approach for a while yet, but there has to be a balance.

Thats all very well....but I don't think the players we have are good enough for elaborate gameplans for a start.

Secondly, the Kangas have done extremely well the last 12 years or so by playing 'simple footy' and showing a lot of spirit.

Its this "spirit" we lack.....we lack emotion, comraderie, firing each other up, a physicality.
Tuck showed it against Port last season, when we looked down and out....it got Richo and the others fired-up and we went on to win the game by 10 goals after being 5 goals down at quarter-time or something!
It can be done, but the players need to put it into action this week as well...

As I said it comes down to the players.
It's been well stated how introverted our list is. That's why a guy like David King is on board to try and change that mentality. If the players we have can't carry out a gameplan or show an passion for the jumper. Get ones who can!

PS: The Kangaroos had possibly the best player I've ever seen, during the bulk of those 12 years you mention. Since his departure they've been OK but not great. Their spirit is overated, although I think Archer is the heartbeat of the Roos, his commitment seems to inspire others to greater heights. Again that comes down to player passion.